Please note the following important dates for SummerFest '06.
| Event | Date |
| Deadline for receipt of submissions (workshops) | September 8th |
| Deadline for receipt of submissions (student posters and speed papers) | September 15th |
| Notification of submission acceptance | October 4th |
| Early bird registration opens | October 4th |
| Receipt of materials for printing (abstracts/papers etc) | October 27th |
| Electronic presentations and slides to be received | October 27th |
| Early bird registration closes | October 27th |
| SummerFest '06 begins | November 27th |
| Summer School | November 27th - November 28th |
| Student Poster Session | November 27th
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| Speed Papers Session | November 29th |
| SummerFeast (Conference Dinner) | November 29th |
| Australasian Language Technology Workshop | November 30th - December 1st |
| Perception and Action Workshop | November 30th |
| Social BBQ Evening | November 30th |
| Human and Machine Speech Workshop | December 1st |
| SummerFest '06 closes | December 1st |
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